Cnc plasma set up

[EASTEXASARCHER]

Who has one? Im looking to get a machine for hobby use that will easily handle 1/4 - 3/8 plate. 4x4. Ive been researching google and the market is larger than I initially thought and cant tell good from bad. What should I get? What software should I run? Anyone in the East Texas area care to take the time to give me a quick run down in person?

[gonzaleziam]

In for the info

[JustinJ]

Take a trip up to Mineola and check out EZ Plasma. We've got a 5x10 table from them. Zero complaints

[poisonivie]

PM Ramball36 on here. He's got a big one and did a lot of homework beforehand.

[Ramball36]

First and foremost, stay the hell away from Burntables out of Hutto. A quick google search will tell you all you need to know about them. I used one to cut a smoker out, and the panels were **** near 1/4" out of square by the time it was said and done.

There is EZPlasma nearby like janow said, but their tables are definitely pricey compared to other smaller companies. We ended up going with an LDR out of New York. Small two man show but they've been around a good while and their electronics are all done out of Dallas. Their customer service is second to none, you call the shop and one of the two owners answers. I had one mishap that ended up being my fault, the owner stayed on the phone with me for almost an hour trying to troubleshoot. Right before we fixed it, he had already sent an email down to the guys in Dallas telling them to swap me out control boxes for free. I can't say enough good things about them, but there are also other companies that are great to deal with. The only other one I was seriously considering was Arclight Dynamics, you can check them out too. If you are a first time CAD user, its helpful to go to whatever table you buy's free class on running it. Also, most of the free CAD programs that come with the tables are garbage, look around and don't be afraid to spend a little money on a good one. You'll earn that money back pretty quick with their shorter learning curves.

And again, stay away from burntables

[JustinJ]

First and foremost, stay the hell away from Burntables out of Hutto. A quick google search will tell you all you need to know about them. I used one to cut a smoker out, and the panels were **** near 1/4" out of square by the time it was said and done.

There is EZPlasma nearby like janow said, but their tables are definitely pricey compared to other smaller companies. We ended up going with an LDR out of New York. Small two man show but they've been around a good while and their electronics are all done out of Dallas. Their customer service is second to none, you call the shop and one of the two owners answers. I had one mishap that ended up being my fault, the owner stayed on the phone with me for almost an hour trying to troubleshoot. Right before we fixed it, he had already sent an email down to the guys in Dallas telling them to swap me out control boxes for free. I can't say enough good things about them, but there are also other companies that are great to deal with. The only other one I was seriously considering was Arclight Dynamics, you can check them out too. If you are a first time CAD user, its helpful to go to whatever table you buy's free class on running it. Also, most of the free CAD programs that come with the tables are garbage, look around and don't be afraid to spend a little money on a good one. You'll earn that money back pretty quick with their shorter learning curves.

And again, stay away from burntables

I need to come check out your table Mike.

[Draco]

I'd make sure it used a Hypertherm torch.

[Hogman7290]

Mine works pretty good.


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[Ramball36]

I need to come check out your table Mike.

You know where to find me, we're back logged 12 weeks so I've been living in the shop.

I used to see you on the road all the time coming home for mamas cookin

[BrokenJ]

Hypertherm is the way to go on the plasma cutter, have the 85 and love it. The torchmate table has great customer support but they discontinued my tables line when they sold to Lincon. So getting parts will be a pain I I ever need them. Had that combo a little over 4 years now and haven't had a problem with either.